I have recently started having problem with my audio for no apparent reason. In some games, the audio cuts in and out constantly, or in the case of Prince of Persia, just during cut-scenes. The games I've had a problem with are PoP-SoT and True Crime, but not with DOOM3, CZero or anything else. I've tried reinstalling the Drivers, to no avail. The card is an on-board, basic AC'97 sound card. Please help, this is a really annoying problem.

Leadtek Geforce 6800
Thermaltake 360W PSU
56X CD-ROM
52x24x52 Samsung CD-RW
20 GB Maxtor HDD
80 GB Hitachi HDD
Gigabyte GA-7DX+ MOBO
SMC 10/100 LAN

Onboard sound drains system resources. I bet adding a real graphics card would fix the problem.

Best Luck,
Bob

EDIT: Adding a real ~sound~ card will probably fix the problem.

I use an AC97 it works like a dream...

Avarik ~

Mine has been working for ages, it just suddenly started doing strange things lately. And why does it only happen on some games?

Leadtek Geforce6800
Thermaltake 360W PSU
56X CD-ROM
52x24x52 Samsung CD-RW
20 GB Maxtor HDD
80 GB Hitachi HDD
Gigabyte GA-7DX+ MOBO
SMC 10/100 LAN

I have a VIA AC '97 Audio Controller (WMD) and a Sony CD-RW CRX14E CD Rom drive. My PC is connected to a stereo, which works fine. Lately, when I play a music CD, whether with WMD or Real Player, the sound is awful. The music is loud and clear, but the lead vocal sounds very faint. Or, the background singing is barely heard, and the music sounds far away. The CDs work fine on other CD players. Maybe we have a similar problem. MarkF505

for MarkF505 try turning your 3d depth down a bit... may help